News comes as Stena Line bans dogs from all passenger areas on their ferries sailing between NI and Scotland
P&O Ferries are planning to introduce dedicated dog lounges to their fleet, including ferries on their Larne-Cairnryan route.
Stena has apologised to customers and agreed to carry out a review to examine ways of improving existing onboard kennelling facilities. No date has been set for the review. Claire McWilliams, 37, lives in Glasgow and travels to see her family in Co Derry several times a year, and her main consideration when getting a dog three years ago, was whether he would be able to travel with her and her partner Dani O’Neill.
“My partner Dani and I planned sensibly to bring Murphy into our home, and that included being able to travel back and forth between Derry and Scotland. We started crate training him at 13 weeks old so he would be comfortable in a crate while we were on the ferry. "If Stena are saying some people have created a problem, it seems very unfair that the rest of us who do act responsibly, have to pay the price.
Stena's decision has created a storm across social media with many threatening to cancel bookings and boycott the company, and an online petition has attracted thousands of signatures. Set up by Daniel Davison-Ward, it calls on Stena Line to include the Irish Sea routes in the dogs welcome approach evident across the rest of the company on other routes.
"Providing a safe, secure and relaxing travel environment for all passengers is a priority for Stena Line. The proposed changes, which come into effect from 1 November, will bring the Belfast-Cairnryan route into line with all Stena Line routes to England and Wales from the island of Ireland as well as other Irish Sea ferry operators.
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